Islamic State's Last Strongholds In Both Syria And Iraq Have Fallen

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The Guardian: Isis dealt twin blows with loss of Deir ez-Zor and key Iraq border post

Syrian troops’ recapture of Isis’s last major city in country’s east and Iraqi forces’ seizure of Husaybah border post mark fresh defeats for militants.

Islamic State has been dealt twin blows, as Syrian troops announced they had retaken the last major city in the country’s eastern desert where the militants still had a presence, and Iraqi forces seized a crossing near the jihadis’ last urban bastion across the border.

The simultaneous assaults on Deir ez-Zor in oil-rich eastern Syria and al-Qaim in western Iraq on Friday dealt fresh losses to Isis in its former heartland, leaving Abu Kamal, on the Syrian side of the border as the last town of note under its full control.

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WNU Editor: No reports on ISIS leaders killed or captured. My gut is telling me that the leadership fled to the desert a long time ago, and will stay "underground" for the

foreseeable future.

More News On The War Against The Islamic State In Syria And Iraq

ISIS, Squeezed on Two Sides, Loses Syrian City and Border Crossing -- New York Times
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq -- Department of Defense
Syria government forces close in on IS border town -- BBC News
Islamic State loses control of towns in Syria and Iraq as 'caliphate' crumbles -- South China Morning Post
ISIS barely has any territory after string of defeats -- New York Post
ISIS Loses Final Stronghold in Iraq as Al-Qaim Retaken -- Al-Bawaba
Iraqi Shi'ite militia says will fight Islamic State in Syria border town -- Reuters
Islamic State on Verge of Defeat After Fresh Losses in Syria, Iraq -- US News and World Report/Reuters
ISIS on Verge of Defeat after Fresh Losses in Syria, Iraq -- The Epoch Times